15 Kodvwa naningamlaleli Simakadze, nimelana nanemiyalo yakhe, sandla sakhe siyakumelana nani, njengobe semelana naboyihlomkhulu.
Wahamba waya kuyawuhlangana nenkhosi Asa, wafike kuye watsi: “Lalela lapha kimi, nkhosi Asa, nani nonkhe nine bakaJuda nebakaBhenjamini. Simakadze unani, uma ninaye. Nanimfuna, nitamtfola, kodvwa nanimlahla, naye uyakunilahla.
kodvwa nanicinisa tinhloko nihlubuka, nitawudliwa yinkemba.” Umlomo waSimakadze sewukukhulumile loko.
Maye kulababi! Inhlekelele isetikwabo! Kuyawuphindziselwa kubo njengekwenta kwetandla tabo.
“Simakadze ulungile, noko ngayihlubuka imitsetfo yakhe. Lalelani, nonkhe nine tive, bukani kuhlupheka kwami. Emajaha akami netintfombi takami sebatfunjiwe.
Ngobe ngiyanati kutsi nibantfu labatsandza kangakanani kuhlubuka nekucinisa tinhloko. Njengobe benitsandza kangaka kuhlubuka Simakadze ngisaphila kanye nani, niyakumhlubuka kakhulu kangakanani-ke nase ngifile.
Nanihlubuka Simakadze bese nikhonta bonkulunkulu betive, utawujika aniletsele inhlekelele etikwenu, anente niphele, nome bekamuhle kini.”
Kwakutsi njalo baka-Israyeli nabaya kuyakulwa, sandla saSimakadze sibahlanekele njengobe abefungile kubo. Babaselusizini lolukhulu.
“Kodvwa bamkhohlwa Simakadze Nkulunkulu wabo; ngako wabaniketela esandleni saSisera, indvuna yemphi yaseHasori, nasesandleni semaFilisti, nasenkhosini yemaMowabi leyalwa nabo.
Kodvwa atsi kube alisuse, sandla saSimakadze salivukela lelo dolobha, langenelwa kutfutfumela lokukhulu. Bantfu balo, labadzala nalabancane, bashaywa ngekubhedvuka kwematfumba.